Colorado § 29-1-802 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 29-1-802 — Definitions

Colorado § 29-1-802

Title 29Government

Art.Budget and Services

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 29-1-802 (2026).

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As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Capital expenditure means any expenditure for an improvement, facility, or piece of equipment necessitated by land development which is directly related to a local government service, has an estimated useful life of five years or longer, and is required by charter or general policy of a local government pursuant to resolution or ordinance.

(2)Land development means any of the following:

(a)The subdivision of land;

(b)Construction, reconstruction, redevelopment, or conversion of use of land or any structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement which results in an increase in the number of service units required; or

(c)An extension of use or a new use of land which results in an increase in the number of s

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As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Capital expenditure means any expenditure for an improvement, facility,
or piece of equipment necessitated by land development which is directly related to
a local government service, has an estimated useful life of five years or longer, and
is required by charter or general policy of a local government pursuant to resolution
or ordinance.

(2) Land development means any of the following:

(a) The subdivision of land;

(b) Construction, reconstruction, redevelopment, or conversion of use of land
or any structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement which results in an increase
in the number of service units required; or

(c) An extension of use or a new use of land which results in an increase in
the number of service units required.

(3) Land development charge means any fee, charge, or assessment
relating to a capital expenditure which is imposed on land development as a
condition of approval of such land development, as a prerequisite to obtaining a
permit or service. Nothing in this section shall be construed to include sales and use
taxes, building or plan review fees, building permit fees, consulting or other
professional review charges, or any other regulatory or administrative fee, charge,
or assessment.

(4) Local government means a county, city and county, municipality,
service authority, school district, local improvement district, law enforcement
district, water, sanitation, fire protection, metropolitan, irrigation, drainage, or other
special district, any other kind of municipal, quasi-municipal, or public corporation,
or any agency or instrumentality thereof organized pursuant to law.

(5) Service unit means a standard unit of measure of consumption, use,
generation, or discharge of the services provided by a local government.